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ErikaH

ErikaH Report 1 Aug 2018 21:20

Easily done!

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 2 Aug 2018 01:04

Christine ..........

did the man in Durham give you the name of the Childrens Home, and of the Workhouse that your father had been in?

It might be possible to find those records and see if they had any information.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Christine

Christine Report 3 Aug 2018 11:25

Hi I have the information from the childrens home that my father was placed in and have since been in touch with Teeside archives to see if they have any workhouse records for the years 1914/17 but unfortunately the records have been lost or destroyed so no joy there. It is well known that County Durham were not very good at keeping records up to date or even keeping records at all. It appears that my father lived in name only without any pedigree.

Christine

Christine Report 3 Aug 2018 11:56

Hi ArgyllGran yes the Amelia Brown could be my Grandmother as she is the right age but I still cannot find a marriage for her to a Richard James Burrows. I see that you have found my parents information about there marriage in 1939 and it says that his father is deceased because this is what he was told as a child in the children's home.
Is it possible that she just took his name without marrying him as this happened on my mothers side of the family and my maternal Great-Grandfather changed his name after he had been married for years and his children took this name as well.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 3 Aug 2018 12:15

Perfectly possible, Christine - it wouldn't be an unusual thing to do.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

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